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Beauty and the beast in Maine during WWII
On the surface The Cider House Rules (1999) is a quality period piece about life at an apple orchard and orphanage in Maine during WWII. Tobey Maguire stars as Homer Wells, who was raised at a remote orphanage and favored by caretaker Dr. Larch (Michael Caine), who imparts his vast medical knowledge & skills to the young man. At the age of 21 Homer decides to leave the orphanage with a couple that stopped by for an illegal abortion and ends up working at an apple orchard. Will he ever return?
It's the subtext where the film soars for those interested in ruminations on the complexities of morality and the place that outward or inward rules play.
Here's a taste: The movie contrasts outer rule...